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Beauty 360 - The Best New Place to Spend Your Lunch Break

5/20/2009 5:05PM by Courtney Dunlop

CVS Pharmacy's new upscale beauty store. Photo: Joe Kohen, Kaplow Communications via WireImage.com

CVS Pharmacy's latest venture is good stuff. If you're unfamiliar with their Beauty 360 stores it's because right now there are only three of them - but the company is expanding nationwide and you should keep your fingers crossed that one opens near you. The stores -- attached to regular CVS pharmacies -- stock hard-to-find prestige beauty and spa brands, and offer complimentary express spa treatments so you can pop over for a quick hand massage while waiting for your prescription to be filled -- brilliant!

At the recent Beauty 360 store opening in Ridgefield, Conn., I was pleasantly surprised to see brands I rarely see outside of specialty boutiques, spas and salons -- cult-favorite Bloom Cosmetics, skincare brand Bioelements and luxury hair care brand Neil George, to name a few. On-staff beauty consultant Jerome Mickelson preached the power of regular exfoliation for glowing skin while massaging my hands with the delicious-smelling Coco Loco Smoothie sugar scrub from Nailtini. Fill your prescription for pampering at Beauty 360, stat!

For beauty's sake: Makeup man Vincent Longo with actress and Ahava spokesperson Kristin Davis. Photo: Joe Kohen, Kaplow Communications via WireImage.com

Kristin Davis -- the celebrity spokesperson for mineral-based skincare brand Ahava -- was there dishing about her favorite products for summer. Davis told me that she coated herself in the brand's sunscreen on the set of a recent movie shoot in Bora Bora. She didn't get sunburned once, which was a miracle considering they spent the entire time in the hot tropical sun and weren't allowed to wear hats (they squash your perfectly coiffed movie hair, duh!).

Makeup artist extraordinaire Vincent Longo was showing off his gorgeous summer makeup collection and offering to do makeup applications (yes, please!). If you're feeling saucy, check out his hot pink Priscilla lipstick. Longo says to keep the face balanced when doing a bright lip by not playing up the eyes and cheeks too much. Try his Water Canvas Blush in Aqua Crimson for a subtle flush.

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